Unit6ReadingClubs&CheckYourProgress新課導(dǎo)入Doyouknowwhoheis?課堂學(xué)習(xí)◆ReadingClub1

SpaceHeroesInthehistoryofspaceexploration,hundredsofastronautshavemadethejourneyintospace.Menandwomenfromallovertheworldhavestudied,trainedandworkedhardinordertogointospace.Itisajobthatcallsforaspecialblendofskill,talentandbravery,aswellasgreatphysicalandmentalstrength.Therearemanyrisksanddangers,buttheworkisextremelyimportant,andtheknowledgethatwecangainfromexploringspaceisinvaluable.GeneralUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1WhydidtheUSpresidentmakeaspeechabouttheChallengerdisaster?BecausesevenAmericanastronautsdiedwhentheChallengerexplodedandhefelttheirfamilies’loss.2WhatwerethepurposesoftheShenzhouVmission?CarryingthefirstChineseastronautintospace,forscientificgatheringofinformationandtoexpressthewishesofChinesepeopletoexploreandusespacepeacefully.CriticalThinking3Whydoesworkinginspacecallforaspecialblendofskill,talentandbraveryaswellasphysicalandmentalstrength?Explaininyourownwordsandincludeevidence.Spacemissionsrequireextremelyhardphysicaltraining,advancedscientificskillsandveryhigheducationalqualifications.Theyalsorequirefearlessnessbecausetherearemanydangersandrisks.So,anastronautneedstobemanythings:intopphysicalcondition,ascientistandaboveall,ahero.◆ReadingClub2AnneFrankandHerDiarySince1947,TheDiaryofAnneFrankhasbeenoneofthemostpowerfulaccountsoftheexperienceoftheHolocaustandhashelpedtogiveahumanfacetothesufferingitinvolved.Althoughitwaswrittenbyayounggirlinterriblesituation,itconveysamessageofcourageandhope.GeneralUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhowasAnneFrank?WhathappenedtoherfamilyduringtheWorldWarII?1AnneFrankwasJewishgirlfromGermanywhodiedduringtheSecondWar.SheisfamousforwritingadiarywhilehidingawayfromtheNazis.HerfamilyhadtomovetotheNetherlands.Theyspenttwoyearslivinginasmallandcrowedannexe.Everyonehadtobequiteandshewasalwaysafraidofbeingcaught.2WhydidAnnekeepadiaryandwriteinitalmosteveryday?Tokeepbusy,toremainpositiveandoptimistic,tokeeparecordofherideas/experience,toescapefromthesituationshewasin,etc.CriticalThinking3Whyisherdiaryoneofthemostimportantdiarieseverwritten?Herdiaryshowedcourageandhopeintimesofextremehardship,andinspiredyoungpeopleeverywhere.Also,itgivesaveryclearimageofwhatitwasliketobeaJewduringtheSecondWorldWarandwhatextremesituationstheyhadtogothroughinordertosurvive.4ReadTheDiaryofAnneFrankeitherfromaprintedbookoronline.Whichquotefromthediarydoyoufindthemostimpressive?Why?◆CheckYourProgress1LiZhen:Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantcharacteristicsofthoseadmirablepeople?ChenYang:1____________________thatcourageisimportant.LiZhen:Yes,I’mcertainthatcourageisimportant.Also,thesepeopleshouldhaveverystrongbodies.Don’tyouagree?ChenYang:2____________aboutthat.Somepeoplemaybeweak.LiZhen:3_______?Aweakpersontobeadmired?Areyou4____________?ThereisnodoubtI’mnotsureReallysureaboutthatChenYang:Listen,notalladmirablepeoplearelikesupermaninfilms.5_________________thatsomemayactuallyhaveweakbodies,buttheyhavegreatintelligenceorcourageindifficultsituations.LiZhen:Hmm,6____________________________ifthat’strue.ChenYang:7_________________________.Weshouldsearchonlineandfindadmirablepeoplewhohavedifferenttypesofstrengths.I’mcertain/sureIdon’tknow/I’mnotsurePerhapsweshouldcheckLiZhenandChenYangareintroducingthepeopletheyadmire.Completetheirintroductionswiththecorrectformofthewordsbelow.2diseaseeffectivecurefemaleawardgraduationexpertestablishliteraturelimitstaffexperimentLiZhen:IthinkTuYouyouissomeonethatIadmireandshewouldbemychoice.SheisthefirstChinese1_______scientistwhowas2_________theNobelPrize.Afterher3__________fromuniversity,shebecameamemberofChinaAcademyofChineseMedicalSciences.In1969,shewaschosento4_________ateamtofinda5________frommalaria---a6________thatkilledmillionsofpeopleeveryyear.femaleawardedgraduationestablishcurediseasediseaseeffectivecurefemaleawardgraduationexpertestablishliteraturelimitstaffexperimentlimitedstaffliteratureexpertsexperimentseffectiveChenYang:InourEnglishclass,IreadanamazingstoryaboutChristopherReeve.Hewasbornin1952toanovelistfatheranda1_________mother.From1978to1987,hewasgiventhe2__________tostarinfourSupermanfilmswhichwereverypopularandsuccessf